Religion and Politics in the United States: Incorporating Intersections of Race, Class and Gender

• In Event: 262 - Section on Sociology of Religion Roundtables (one-hour)
  In Refereed Roundtable: Table 04. Law and Politics

Abstract

Sociologists have long acknowledged the importance of religion for the American political scene. However, a comprehensive statement of the ways in which religion matters, the context in which it matters and does not matter, and how this has changed over time is lacking in the field. We contend that this is the case because, perhaps more than any other field, the study of religion and politics could benefit from a serious empirical engagement with theories of intersectionality.

Authors

• Melissa J. Wilde, University of Pennsylvania

• Lindsay Wood Glassman, University of Pennsylvania